Different strokes

S Cooper, Stoke on Trent, Staffs

12:01AM GMT 05 Nov 2002

Sir - I have recently attended two cremations of former work colleagues. The first was dispatched to the strains of Lonnie Donegan's Have a Drink on Me. We all had an affectionate smile on our faces as we filed out.

The second had the voice of Tina Turner belting out Simply the Best, "better than all the rest". This left those of us who knew him well with a look of open-mouthed incredulity on our faces.